#BFBE61#BFBE61

#BFBE61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.116 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFBE61
RGB	rgb(191, 190, 97)
HSL	hsl(59, 42%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(59, 49%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 49.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.31, -12.55, 46.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.31, 48.30, 105.06°)
OKLab	oklab(78.28% -0.0364 0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(78.28% 0.116 108.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.0579, 48.7674, 18.5045)
Luminance	0.4877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFBE61 #6162BF

analogous

#BF8F61 #BFBE61 #91BF61

triadic

#BFBE61 #61BFBE #BE61BF

tetradic

#BFBE61 #61BF8F #6162BF #BF6191

square

#BFBE61 #61BF8F #6162BF #BF6191

split-complementary

#BFBE61 #6191BF #8F61BF

monochromatic

#767530 #A1A041 #BFBE61 #D1D08D #E2E2B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#BFBE61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.75

#BFBE61 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFBE61

10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFBE61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFBE61	1.00	1.95	10.75	10.75
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CBB759

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CDBB66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CAB4A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfbe61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 190, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.116 108.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4d190',
    500: '#bfbe61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfbe61;
$custom-light: #d4d190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfbe61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.362,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78276,
    "c": 0.11626,
    "h": 108.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.48766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFBE61

secondary

#ABABD1

accent

#57D256

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14140D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFBE61

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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